- Lucifer and Mira -
Lucifer was running possibilities through his mind as he and Mira closed in on Vázoluna's border.
'You hate me, which means you joined because of me, but why? I won't delude myself into thinking it's so you can reconcile. Did Michael force you?...No. If this is any kind of sabotage on his part he would've sent someone stronger and/or less obvious.'
Lucifer's face did not give away his thoughts. As far as Mira could tell he was none the wiser about her motives.
'Jonathan. Melinda. Pheriel. So many others you took from us.'
Mira, unlike Lucifer, struggled to keep her thoughts from affecting her expression. Lucifer's neutral look angered her. She thought calling him a fallen would have gotten a rise out of him.
'Do you truly feel nothing for yourself and angels? Are the lessers the only way to draw out your anger?'
<- Lucifer and Mira -Lucifer was highly suspicious of Mira. He never allowed his hands to stay closed while flying near her. He made sure his back was never towards her. All of these little safeties were slowly increasing Lucifer's anger.'I shouldn't have to watch my back like this. I hope I'm wrong. That I've misread all of this, but I know too well what angels like you think of me.'Mira was cautious to not get too close to Cytus's location. If she hadn't been trying so hard to be mindful of flying near it, she would have noticed Lucifer's hands.Maybe it was his new anger caused by his suspicion, or maybe it was old wounds being reopened, but Lucifer decided to try and get a rise out of Mira."I know you're not very familiar with this area, so I'm sure you missed something."This comment snapped Mira out of her careful mindset."Excus
- Mira -Mira passed out soon after being healed. Her blood loss had been so severe that getting her body to a stable state took a large chunk of her mana. She would normally be fine, but all the flying she had been doing prior reduced her mana reserves to a point that after the healing she was almost fully depleted.She woke up at night by the supply cart, unsure of how long she had been out. Her outfit had been ruined by the blood. Yvere changed her clothes when she was asleep, giving her a black shirt and black pants."Sorry about the size." Yvere was sorting through a crate.The clothes were a little tight on Mira but her mind was elsewhere."Huh? It's fine. Thank you."Mira didn't feel secure simply because she had been spared. Death and Lucifer would be watching her, and any movements she made against them would surely get her killed on the spot. She tu
- Peter -Peter was training his fire magic when Lucifer came up to him."I want you to have a practice match with Mira. Swords only.""Sure. Any particular reason, or?"Peter was making a flame travel along his arm while speaking to Lucifer."Careful with your mana." Lucifer said, his eyes following the flame."I made the mistake once, thinkin' things might be peaceful, I won't do it again. I have my hands and hair as permanent reminders."Lucifer looked upset at the statement."Back to Mira. She wants a sword for when she walks back to Heaven. My first instinct was to tell her to fuck off, but I thought a duel with you might yield a better reaction."Peter removed the flame."I'm not sure how I feel practicin' swords against someone who has one hand."Lu
- Death and Lucifer -"Shall we go somewhere else?" Amaterasu asked, eyeing the other members of the group."No. We stay here and discuss you removing yourself from the lycan's politics." Death answered.Amaterasu clicked her tongue."So be it. You're lucky I'm not Tsuki. He wouldn't tolerate speaking around lessers.""You're lucky Death can tolerate speaking with you." Lucifer mocked.Amaterasu gave an interested glance to Lucifer before rolling her eyes."Watch yourself archangel. You're lucky you have Death here."'I hate you more than Cytus right now.' Lucifer thought."Your father isn't around, so stop pretending to be threatening." Lucifer responded.Amaterasu's uninterested look turned to frustration."ENOUGH!" Death shouted, his face partially cove
- Death and Lucifer -Lucifer was shooting explosive orbs into the ground when Death walked up to him."Are you okay? I know how much you wanted to kill her."Lucifer didn't respond."You understand my perspective right? I don't care IF Mira dies, I care HOW she dies. Dying by your hands is the worst possible way and you know that."Lucifer was seemingly ignoring Death."Ignoring me is something Michael would do."Lucifer's ears twitched."No. Calling you "Reaper" and acting self-righteous is what Michael does." Lucifer responded."If Mira becomes a problem for me again, what will you say? If her still being alive hurts me, what will you do?"Lucifer stopped shooting explosive orbs and faced Death."I know very well what me killing Mira would look like. It
- Azriel and Cytus -(Back when Cytus shot at Azriel)Azriel started to explain the plan to Cytus."We plan to strike them in Sol. We had a minor setback, but nothing too big."Cytus showed doubt at that statement."Really? How minor? Cause' from what I heard Death was with Lucifer. You must think rather highly of yourself if you think you can handle him."Azriel smiled."I have more allies than you know. Amaterasu, a small army of yokai, angels, and lycans. Lucifer will die, and Death will be too occupied.""That's different from what you originally said." Cytus questioned."I know. The ideal scenario is Lucifer coming to us. I like having multiple plans just in case.""What's their names?" Cytus said pointing at the man and woman."The yokai is Yukina, a
- Azriel -Chasing Lucifer had exhausted many of the angel troops. Azriel expected difficulties with Lucifer and thought of every sacrifice as necessary.'Killing our kind is a specialty of yours. Soon though, soon you'll feel the same despair we did.'Azriel had setup plans with Cytus prior. He knew the parasite would attempt to go after Lucifer directly, so he made sure to correct the potential mistake."Go to the highest roof you can. You'll be more useful as a sniper." Azriel had said to Cytus.Lucifer had clearly taken a clean hit from Azriel. Azriel had expected it to at least slow his brother down, but was surprised and annoyed at the quick recovery he saw.'How? That attack should have cut deeply enough to inflict significant pain. How are you still flying?'Azriel had left Amahar and Yukina to deal with the rest of Lucifer's grou
- Lucifer -Lucifer had seen Peter's and Heinrich's attacks. He was still dodging a majority of the army's attacks. Flying around stone spikes that would shoot from the ground, to air-rolling and evading Azriel's bombardment.He was calm. Not out of confidence, perhaps the opposite. He could feel his chances of living getting slimmer and slimmer. As the feeling got stronger he felt his senses sharpen. He had trained everyday he could. He never took peace for granted. His past was full of him torturting himself and fighting stronger opponents so he would be ready for moments like these.His subconscious only allowed one thought at a time.'Remove Cytus from his position.' Was the current thought.He channeled multiple orbs in his hand, creating a cluster. He flew directly up, towards Azriel.Azriel, surprised, sent dozens of wind blades down at him. Lucifer ca